Drawing
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
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One of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's; The entire composition. The pictures on the wall merely sketched in; Drawn with the pen in black and red ink; With numerous notes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | drawn with the pen in black and red ink |
| Brief description | Gillray, James; One of six sketches made for the caricature 'Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's'; The entire composition; Drawn with the pen in black and red ink; With numerous notes; Drawn in black chalk, squared for copying, and corrected in red ink; With notes in reference to the title; English School; 18th - early 19th century. |
| Physical description | One of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's; The entire composition. The pictures on the wall merely sketched in; Drawn with the pen in black and red ink; With numerous notes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | With numerous notes. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | This is one of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's, where portraits of Angerstein, Mitchell, Caleb, Whitefoord, G. Baker, and Mortimer, are introduced (see Wright and Evans's Catalogue, No. 551). With numerous notes, and among them about a dozen suggestions for the title: An Admirer of Rembrandt; Struck with a grand effect, etc. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.769 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2009 |
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